A Lion King (2019) Review
First things first, this is an animated movie. It is CGI, Computer Generated Images, which is a form of animation, so stop calling this a live-action adaptation.
I won’t be going over the plot because it’s literally a shot for shot recreation of the original. Very few changes from the actual movie. I’m sorry Disney, but having a pretty smile isn’t enough for me, I need substance, I need something new, I need something more than what you’re offering on this one. Yeah the actor’s are good at portraying their characters and the songs are still good, but compared to the original, this ain’t it chief.
The one noticeable difference is a shout out to Beauty and the Beast with “Be Our Guest” being sung by Timon to attract some hyaenas. And that Scar didn’t really sing “Be Prepared”
This review is so short because they didn’t really do anything special, the original is superior in every form, if you have a kid just rent the original and skip this one entirely.
Lion King gets a 3/10, it’s enjoyable enough but besides looking pretty has nothing going for it over the original.
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